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if chris christie wants him gone, he's gone. certainly there's been no sign from either christie or samson that they think he has to go. there is a tremendous. a pressure on the new york side. obviously pat foye's public comments are part of that. again only foye's has had anything publicly about samson being unfit to lead. >> let me ask you about another angle about you've been writing about. on the day that bill barone delivered that, he talked about feedback and he responded, p.a.d.d., said all was fine. do we know what all was fine? >> we don't know what that means there. in his testimony he made reference to paul who is the head of the police union. he said he was the first person who had ever mention ad traffic lane change to david wildstein there. this according to the union came as a surprise that he was going to be mentioned in this context. we don't know there if wildstein is telling barone the actual head of the police department approved of the testimony. we don't know why he would have been weighing in. we don't kno
if chris christie wants him gone, he's gone. certainly there's been no sign from either christie or samson that they think he has to go. there is a tremendous. a pressure on the new york side. obviously pat foye's public comments are part of that. again only foye's has had anything publicly about samson being unfit to lead. >> let me ask you about another angle about you've been writing about. on the day that bill barone delivered that, he talked about feedback and he responded, p.a.d.d.,...
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tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied
tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied
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. >>> the federal prosecutor's investigation of the george washington bridge scandal in chris christie's new jersey has taken a turn today. we've got that story ahead. john wisniewski is here as well. >>> and there's something that's about to be big news concerning the fbi. that's coming up tonight in a big story that we've got ahead. it's right at the end of the show. you will not see it anywhere else. we've got a big hour ahead tonight. please stay with us. >>> oh, but first, "one more thing." on veto watch out of arizona. as we await word on whether or not arizona governor jan brewer will sign that state's discriminate against gay people it's okay with us bill, well tonight, delta air lines became the latest company to put out a statement condemning the legislation in arizona. delta air lines now joining americanairlines, southwest airlines, apple, intel, verizon, at&t, along with both of arizona's professional basketball teams, the nba's phoenix suns and the wnba's phoenix mercury. all of these organizations are now coming out publicly and saying please veto this bill. will governor
. >>> the federal prosecutor's investigation of the george washington bridge scandal in chris christie's new jersey has taken a turn today. we've got that story ahead. john wisniewski is here as well. >>> and there's something that's about to be big news concerning the fbi. that's coming up tonight in a big story that we've got ahead. it's right at the end of the show. you will not see it anywhere else. we've got a big hour ahead tonight. please stay with us. >>> oh,...
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her family said they don't blame chris christie, but this was just causing all sorts of problems. there are accidents. there are people angry, traffic, and certainly closing down these lanes without telling anyone why made it a lot harder. >> i wonder if there is another case. let's take another one we have on the tape here, which was made available today. the traffic jam didn't just cause delays, as you suggest, but accidents begin to pile up, fender-benders. here is a 911 call from one of those accidents. >> put on your hazards. >> 911, where is your emergency? 911, where is your emergency? >> i'm on the george washington bridge. i was just in a car accident. we were rear-ended. >> upper level or the lower level? >> upper level. >> what direction? >> we're heading into the city. >> let's go to the politics. i often try to think about what it's like to be somebody in one of these horrible cases. now you're bridget kelly, right? >> right. >> for all i know she is a political operative, a regular person who does what they like to do in the interests of the boss generally and their
her family said they don't blame chris christie, but this was just causing all sorts of problems. there are accidents. there are people angry, traffic, and certainly closing down these lanes without telling anyone why made it a lot harder. >> i wonder if there is another case. let's take another one we have on the tape here, which was made available today. the traffic jam didn't just cause delays, as you suggest, but accidents begin to pile up, fender-benders. here is a 911 call from one...
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that's what a staffer from governor chris christie's office ordered, and that's exactly what ft. lee, new jersey got. hours of backups at the george washington bridge. thousands of drivers were caught in an intentionally created, intentionally politically motivated traffic nightmare. today fort lee officials released 28 hours of 911 and police radio tapes from the four days the bridge lanes were closed. >> four-lane traffic is a nightmare. the gw bridge is totally gridlocked. >> we're getting calls from irate motorists. >> you're aware the town is in total gridlock, right? >> reporter: emergency workers struggled to get to a school bus accident. >> brace yourself, a school bus and a car accident eastbound, just on the other side of the bridge. >> reporter: when the mayor of fort lee complained about the traffic, christie's now fired deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly texted transportation official david wildstein. "it is wrong that i'll smiling? i feel bad about the kids, i guess." official says nobodies we life was in danger, but people in emergencies had to wait. multiple
that's what a staffer from governor chris christie's office ordered, and that's exactly what ft. lee, new jersey got. hours of backups at the george washington bridge. thousands of drivers were caught in an intentionally created, intentionally politically motivated traffic nightmare. today fort lee officials released 28 hours of 911 and police radio tapes from the four days the bridge lanes were closed. >> four-lane traffic is a nightmare. the gw bridge is totally gridlocked. >>...
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you heard chris bring up the walker e-mails and of course the chris christie documents. what are you going to be looking for? >> in 33,000 pages we're going to find some things that are interesting, especially when the topic is bill clinton and hillary clinton, there's no question in my mind we'll find things we did not expect. and of course, we'll be looking for -- the number one thing we'll look for, what was hillary clinton advising her president. think of the journey that hillary clinton has taken since those days when she was the first lady of the united states before she became a u.s. senator and secretary of state and now a leading contender to be president. she may have given advice that she would disagree with now that look naive or unwise or unpolitically wise. i think it is a glimpse into a piece of hillary clinton's mind we haven't seen yet. i expect it to be interesting. will there be something explosive? maybe not but definitely going to be worth reading. >> it's also a potential precursor for what we're going to see in terms of the 2016 debate if hillary c
you heard chris bring up the walker e-mails and of course the chris christie documents. what are you going to be looking for? >> in 33,000 pages we're going to find some things that are interesting, especially when the topic is bill clinton and hillary clinton, there's no question in my mind we'll find things we did not expect. and of course, we'll be looking for -- the number one thing we'll look for, what was hillary clinton advising her president. think of the journey that hillary...
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and it's because chris christie didn't like the tone he took in an e-mail? in the e-mails that were released by the legislature, the day before governor christie fired him, bill stepien does turn up in those e-mails calling the mayor of ft. lee "an idiot." mr. stepien is looped in on other communication. he turns up here and there as being consulted on media strategy, dealing with the fallout from the bridge. there's really nothing in the documents released by the legislature that makes bill stepien seem like he was a prime mover in the bridge scandal. but governor christie fired him and fired him straight away saying the tone bill stepien took in the documents was so terribly offensive it would not allow governor christie to allow him to keep his job and his career. if we're going by what was in those documents, then we're supposed to believe governor christie was so offended by mr. stepien's use of the word idiot that that's why he had to be fired. >> let me tell you something. after you graduate from law school, you conduct yourself like that in a courtro
and it's because chris christie didn't like the tone he took in an e-mail? in the e-mails that were released by the legislature, the day before governor christie fired him, bill stepien does turn up in those e-mails calling the mayor of ft. lee "an idiot." mr. stepien is looped in on other communication. he turns up here and there as being consulted on media strategy, dealing with the fallout from the bridge. there's really nothing in the documents released by the legislature that...
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governor chris christie begs to differ. >> do you still stand by samson as your appointee? >> strongly. firmly. >> christie has had no problem throwing long time employees under the bus from his campaign manager to his eyes and ears inside the port authority, they're all gone. but christie is standing firmly behind samson. you see, sam son is not just a ran document appointee. in 2012 he was called the second most powerful man in new jersey politics. he has worked under four governors, democrats and republicans. he was the attorney general of new jersey. his legal career spans decades as the founding member of wolff and samson law firm. they go way back. he was christie's campaign counsel during his run for governor and then led his transition team. on inauguration day in 2010, samson was there. >> my name is david samson. over the past two weeks, served as governor-elect transition committee. >> he made him his top appointee. samson continued his work for his law firm and he and christie stayed close. when christie had a walk-through of the rnc in 2012, samson was there. w
governor chris christie begs to differ. >> do you still stand by samson as your appointee? >> strongly. firmly. >> christie has had no problem throwing long time employees under the bus from his campaign manager to his eyes and ears inside the port authority, they're all gone. but christie is standing firmly behind samson. you see, sam son is not just a ran document appointee. in 2012 he was called the second most powerful man in new jersey politics. he has worked under four...
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. >> and tonight in boston, chris christie and mitt romney. >> they don't come better than chris christie. >> a bad story line and a worse story line. >> that's generally not a right way to launch a campaign for president. >> ted cruz secedes from the union. >> he's looking at 2016. >> if that means destroying mitch mcconnell, so be it. >> ted cruz is believed to be one of the most polarizing figures in america politics. >> for him, compromise is a curse word. >> things can change in politics. >> tea party patriots are gathered in d.c. to mark the fifth anniversary. >> it's a civil war within the republican party. >> you don't keep following failed strategies. >> the midterms will be here before we know it. >> there's a possibility that republicans will pick up the senate. >> there is a certain amount of reality that we have to deal with. >> house speaker john boehner. >> it's boner, boner. >> strategy session. >> democrats hope if they can't win the house, maybe republicans can lose it. >> the new jersey legislature's special committee investigating the george washington bridge scandal r
. >> and tonight in boston, chris christie and mitt romney. >> they don't come better than chris christie. >> a bad story line and a worse story line. >> that's generally not a right way to launch a campaign for president. >> ted cruz secedes from the union. >> he's looking at 2016. >> if that means destroying mitch mcconnell, so be it. >> ted cruz is believed to be one of the most polarizing figures in america politics. >> for him,...
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who do they have on the investigation of chris christie? >>> a frantic rescue caught on tape after an avalanche roars through a neighborhood. why it's incredible anyone came out alive. >>> what the tax bill will be for the couple that found precious coins in their back yord. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. here's what's happening. we have developing news of president obama warning of consequences of military intervention inside ewe rain. he called on russia to exercise restraint after helicopters flew into crimea. it is a region in southern ukrai ukraine. here is what the president said in a late friday statement. >> days after the world came to russia after the olympic games, it would invite the nations around the world. indeed, the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs for military intervention in ukraine. >> meantime, gunmen described as russian troops to control key airports in crimea on friday. kristen welker is joining me to talk about this. good morn
who do they have on the investigation of chris christie? >>> a frantic rescue caught on tape after an avalanche roars through a neighborhood. why it's incredible anyone came out alive. >>> what the tax bill will be for the couple that found precious coins in their back yord. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. here's what's happening. we have developing news of president obama warning of consequences of military intervention inside ewe...
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despite that noise, governor chris christie insists he was kept in the dark. one of the influential counties wailing about unbearable traffic, in the middle of his re-election campaign. he insists that he didn't know about those medical emergencies on hold. >> paramedics were notified. she has a head injury. >> you know, it's an emergency and they are not still here. >> they're coming. okay, they're on the way. >> reporter: that's christie palling around with david wildstein, the appointee who ordered up the traffic jam. on the the very day fort lee suffered. neither he nor anyone else on his staff told him what they were doing to the innocent people of fort lee. jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> and next here tonight, an abc news exclusive, every year 1,000 children are abducted by parents and taken overseas, and just this week, a senate panel has promised to help parents fighting to return their children to the united states. so, tonight, we're going to take you inside one of those cases. with the video that broke it open. and we tracked down the mother and
despite that noise, governor chris christie insists he was kept in the dark. one of the influential counties wailing about unbearable traffic, in the middle of his re-election campaign. he insists that he didn't know about those medical emergencies on hold. >> paramedics were notified. she has a head injury. >> you know, it's an emergency and they are not still here. >> they're coming. okay, they're on the way. >> reporter: that's christie palling around with david...
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who do they have on the investigation of chris christie? >>> a frantic rescue caught on tape after an avalanche roars through a neighborhood. why it's incredible anyone came out alive. >>> what the tax bill will be for the couple that found precious coins in their back yord.
who do they have on the investigation of chris christie? >>> a frantic rescue caught on tape after an avalanche roars through a neighborhood. why it's incredible anyone came out alive. >>> what the tax bill will be for the couple that found precious coins in their back yord.
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we're getting new details now in the political bombshell inside new jersey governor chris christie's office. last month, david wildstein handed over hundreds of pages of documents to investigators which blew this story open in the first place. some of those documents included conversations that were heavily redacted. in other words, a lot of stuff blacked out. but today many of those redactions have been lifted. you can now read the paper, giving us a much clearer picture of just how malicious some of christie's top staffers really are and were. some of the documents reveal never before seen interactions. we see kelly, that's bridget kelly and david wildstein joking about how they could punish the port authority's chaplain, a rabbi. wildstein says he has officially blanked me off. kelly says clearly we can't cause traffic problems in front of his house, can we? to which wildstein replies flights to tel aviv all mysteriously delayed. bridget kelly's response to that was "perfect" in a case where something malicious was said we now know who said it. it was bill stepien who unloaded on
we're getting new details now in the political bombshell inside new jersey governor chris christie's office. last month, david wildstein handed over hundreds of pages of documents to investigators which blew this story open in the first place. some of those documents included conversations that were heavily redacted. in other words, a lot of stuff blacked out. but today many of those redactions have been lifted. you can now read the paper, giving us a much clearer picture of just how malicious...
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. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and we have the tapes next. of bounce outdoor fresh gives you more freshness than two sheets of the leading national store brand? who knew? so, how do you get your bounce? with more freshness in a single sheet. so, how do you get your bounce? life could be hectic. as a working mom of two young boys angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i'm making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first time. with honest reviews on over 720 local services. keeping up with these two is more than a full time job, and i don't have time for unreliable companies. angie's list definitely saves me time and money. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol for
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the head of the police union and close ally of governor chris christie, he defended the lane closures, quote, was there any ambulance delay? no police service delay? no. yes, actually. there were delays as a result of that fake traffic study, which was some politically motivated vendetta against that town that still hasn't been explained. paul nunziato has apparently reduced his role in that job. for his part, bill barone has reportedly resigned. so we learned something about this basically still unexplained story. we learned when chris christie's chief of staff briget kelly ordered up those traffic problems, she really got what she wanted. they ordered that up and in many ca cases it had serious consequences to the people in that town. it was serious to the people involved in those accidents, those four people who waited double the amount of time they should have waited. but the other thing that we learned today was about not so much about what happened on the bridge in the first place but about that coverup. the coverup in the bridge scandal was in part about convincing people that
the head of the police union and close ally of governor chris christie, he defended the lane closures, quote, was there any ambulance delay? no police service delay? no. yes, actually. there were delays as a result of that fake traffic study, which was some politically motivated vendetta against that town that still hasn't been explained. paul nunziato has apparently reduced his role in that job. for his part, bill barone has reportedly resigned. so we learned something about this basically...
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. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and we have the tapes next. vo: whatever trip you're imagining, on expedia you can book any flight, car and hotel together to save even more. plus, get an extra $100 when you build your custom trip. expedia, find yours. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. i'm saving a ton of time by posting them to my wall. oh, i like that one. it's so quick! it's just like my car insurance. i saved 15% in just 15 minutes. i saved more than that in half the time. i unfriend you. that's not how
. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and we have the tapes next. vo: whatever trip you're imagining, on expedia you can book any flight, car and hotel together to save even more. plus, get an extra $100 when you build your custom trip. expedia, find yours. to prove to you that aleve is the better...
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the joke was speaker john boehner, chris christie was mad for delaying sandy relief fund. that's what they were guessing. nobody knows for sure about this. the rabbi said he had no idea and saw him quoting that he had no idea what it was about. these guys were joking about this and that would be part of the investigation. not only what happened, did the governor he said he did not, but did he know about the lane closure. what was the culture? that's the potential downside. >> okay. we talked about chris christie being involved and i think it was his 111th town hall yesterday and flash forward to last night. he slammed the media and said he was finished answering questions and now his ex-aide bridget kelly. >> at the end of the day, if someone is not telling the truth, they won't tell the truth. what do you do? shake them upside down until e-mails fly out of their pocket? let's not be hysterical about this. you folks are the only people at the moment who are asking me about this. i have been to two town hall meetings with 28 questions and there has not been one on this. i w
the joke was speaker john boehner, chris christie was mad for delaying sandy relief fund. that's what they were guessing. nobody knows for sure about this. the rabbi said he had no idea and saw him quoting that he had no idea what it was about. these guys were joking about this and that would be part of the investigation. not only what happened, did the governor he said he did not, but did he know about the lane closure. what was the culture? that's the potential downside. >> okay. we...
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all the things we used to like about chris christie make him sound like a jerk. not strong, pushy. bipartisanship seems phony. all the good things that people like have turned against him. >> the question is is that only to people who didn't like him before? >> all those middle people are dumping him. >> he's changing his tone because the -- >> trouble. >> listen, he has a problem. the problem is there. >> thank you. >> the investigations are going on and he needs the democrats to move forward and the democrats are trying to kill him and i understand why. so you're saying he has a nicer tone. he's humbler with people. how dare he do that? what do you want him to do? do you want him to be in people's faces? >> no, no, i much prefer the nicer version. it seems phony. the thing that was so good about him is you believed he was real. now nobody believes he's real. >> but, again, my question is is it just the people who didn't like him? this is the guy we always wanted you to see. >> listen, he started out with huge support, there's no denying it. he goes on, on, on, on. >> a lot of tha
all the things we used to like about chris christie make him sound like a jerk. not strong, pushy. bipartisanship seems phony. all the good things that people like have turned against him. >> the question is is that only to people who didn't like him before? >> all those middle people are dumping him. >> he's changing his tone because the -- >> trouble. >> listen, he has a problem. the problem is there. >> thank you. >> the investigations are going on...
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ted cruz and chris christie in particular. for chris christie, one, he couldn't go to c-pac last time. they didn't want to hear from him. this time can conservatives get fired up about chris christie. he has gone through run of the roughest periods in politics the past couple of months and questions whether he can rebound for this and rebound he has to find some support among conservatives. i think conservatives are more sympathetic to him now than before because the media has turned on chris christie. i think for chris christie he doesn't have as much leeway to take on conservatives in a conservative filled auditorium. my guess he'll go hard and talk about his areas where he is really conservative. he'll talk about other governors who are having success with schi conservatism. the other one to watch is ted cruz. it straw poll doesn't matter who is going to win the presidency and gives you a jolt of momentum. ted cruz is the fan favorite. the conservatives love the guy. and i think if you had to bet who is going to win that st
ted cruz and chris christie in particular. for chris christie, one, he couldn't go to c-pac last time. they didn't want to hear from him. this time can conservatives get fired up about chris christie. he has gone through run of the roughest periods in politics the past couple of months and questions whether he can rebound for this and rebound he has to find some support among conservatives. i think conservatives are more sympathetic to him now than before because the media has turned on chris...
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. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and we have the tapes next. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow. when csx trains move forward, so does the rest of the economy. csx. how tomorrow moves. to manage your money.r guy around 2 percent that's not much, you think except it's 2 percent every year. go to e*trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert. it's low. it's guidance on your terms not ours. e*trade. less for us, more for you. >>> when it rains it pours. we have developing news to bring you out of the great state of new jersey. chris christie has just wrapped up a live radio independent view in which he somewhat against his will
. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and we have the tapes next. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by...
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nearly six months after the dangerous traffic jam ordered by people working for chris christie, we're hearing for the first time the police and emergency calls from the chaos of those gridlocked streets. these calls were released by the city of ft. lee. and in them, we hear people who need paramedics and police complaining about delays. we hear first responders blocked from doing their job who don't understand why they're there is such a mess created around the george washington bridge. >> do you know if anything happened on the bridge? >> i'll give them a call. i think it's sun glare. >> 10-4. >> okay, 4-5-3, they have a new pattern. they're testing new pattern traffic from off the washington. it's down to one lane now. it's a test. >> at traffic is a nightmare. >> 10-4. we're getting calls from irate motorists. >> you're aware the town is a total gridlock, right? >> total gridlock. a nightmare. and in the middle of all this, people were facing real-life emergencies all over the affected area. here is one 911 emergency call with details redacted by the city of ft. lee. >> 911, where
nearly six months after the dangerous traffic jam ordered by people working for chris christie, we're hearing for the first time the police and emergency calls from the chaos of those gridlocked streets. these calls were released by the city of ft. lee. and in them, we hear people who need paramedics and police complaining about delays. we hear first responders blocked from doing their job who don't understand why they're there is such a mess created around the george washington bridge....
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this is a much more subdued chris christie if there is such a thing. there haven't been questions about the george washington bridge controversy. whether he selectively picks people and he doesn't know what they are going to ask. his favorabilities have gone down since the scandal, but i will tell you among republicans, seven oust ten still really like him in the state of new jersey. that's down from nine out of ten, but most politicians will take seven out of ten if you offer it to them. >> he mentioned pollsters and he may not think much, but the feeling could be mutual. 41% of republicans don't want him running for president. again, we look at the numbers and scratch our heads. how much stock which we should put in? >> not a lot right now. republicans want to win and they're desperate to get back to the white house. lots of republicans are looking at chris christie. saying a couple of things. he clearly has the bridge scandal and they don't know how it's going to unfold. ittic mas a lot of sense to start asking questions about where is this going? w
this is a much more subdued chris christie if there is such a thing. there haven't been questions about the george washington bridge controversy. whether he selectively picks people and he doesn't know what they are going to ask. his favorabilities have gone down since the scandal, but i will tell you among republicans, seven oust ten still really like him in the state of new jersey. that's down from nine out of ten, but most politicians will take seven out of ten if you offer it to them....
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her family said they don't blame chris christie, but this was just causing all sorts of problems. there are accidents. there are people angry, traffic, and certainly closing down these lanes without telling anyone why made it a lot harder. >> i wonder if there is another case. let's take another one we have on the tape here, which was made available today. the traffic jam didn't just cause delays, as you suggest, but accidents begin to pile up, fender-benders. here is a 911 call from one of those accidents. >> put on your hazards. >> 911, where is your emergency? 911, where is your emergency? >> i'm on the george washington bridge. i was just in a car accident. we were rear-ended. >> upper level or the lower level? >> upper level. >> what direction? >> we're heading into the city. >> let's go to the politics. i often try to think about what it's like to be somebody in one of these horrible cases. now you're bridget kelly, right? >> right. >> for all i know she is a political operative, a regular person who does what they like to do in the interests of the boss generally and their
her family said they don't blame chris christie, but this was just causing all sorts of problems. there are accidents. there are people angry, traffic, and certainly closing down these lanes without telling anyone why made it a lot harder. >> i wonder if there is another case. let's take another one we have on the tape here, which was made available today. the traffic jam didn't just cause delays, as you suggest, but accidents begin to pile up, fender-benders. here is a 911 call from one...
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. >>> we have a report on where the chris christie is headed. you'll want to stick around for that late they are morning. we begin with the crisis in ukraine and president obama's 90-minute phone call with russian president vladimir putin late yesterday. that conversation president obama told president putin that the u.s. may have to boycott the upcoming g-8 summit in russia and threaten ed further action f russia does not the withdraw troops from ukrainian territory of crimea. we'll go to the white house for the latest on that in a moment. first more on the events moving at break neck speed in ukraine this weekend as indicated by the substance of that phone call. russian forces have been taking over crimea apparently without firing a single shot. without even appearing to be russian forces, for that matter. long lines of tanks and trucks and soldiers wearing uniforms without any identifying marks moving into critical areas of the southern ukraine territory of crimea, a section of the former soviet republic that juts out into the black sea which
. >>> we have a report on where the chris christie is headed. you'll want to stick around for that late they are morning. we begin with the crisis in ukraine and president obama's 90-minute phone call with russian president vladimir putin late yesterday. that conversation president obama told president putin that the u.s. may have to boycott the upcoming g-8 summit in russia and threaten ed further action f russia does not the withdraw troops from ukrainian territory of crimea. we'll...
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tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied "got it" to that now infamous e-mail, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." that exchange came to light as part of subpoenaed documents. but a big question has been why did wildstein cross out some material? today the big news. many of those redactions have been revealed, exposing christie aides joking about abusing power. and we have names to go with statements that had been anonymous. a notorious example was the response by an unnamed person to complaints from the ft. lee mayor about children who couldn't get to school. quote, is it wrong that i'm smiling? someone wrote, before adding i feel badly about the kids, i guess. today we learned those comments came from bridget kelly, who is christie's deputy chief of staff and sent the "ti
tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied "got it" to that now infamous e-mail, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." that exchange came to light as part of subpoenaed documents. but a big...
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the governor, chris christie, cut ties with kelly after her infamous e-mail "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee," after that went public, and he says he became aware of it for the first time. >>> all right, eight cities are vying to host the 2016 republican national convention. today in washington, six of them will make their pitch to the rnc selection committee. cleveland, cincinnati, columbus, denver, kansas city and phoenix. dallas and las vegas will present later this month. final decision expected later this year. >> the possibility of it happening in vegas is causing a lot of waves right now in political circles. >>> all right, this story caught my attention, because my kids used this for years. sound machines designed to help infants sleep, they could be damaging kids' hearing. >> oh, wow. >> researchers say some of these machines are even capable of delivering noise that is unsafe for full-grown adults. the machines can be built into stuffed animals and placed dangerously close to infants' ears. experts are advising parents to keep the devices further away from children at lo
the governor, chris christie, cut ties with kelly after her infamous e-mail "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee," after that went public, and he says he became aware of it for the first time. >>> all right, eight cities are vying to host the 2016 republican national convention. today in washington, six of them will make their pitch to the rnc selection committee. cleveland, cincinnati, columbus, denver, kansas city and phoenix. dallas and las vegas will present later...
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governor chris christie has said he had nothing to do with this alleged plot for political payback against the democratic mayor of fort lee by some members of his administration. but the 911 calls do show the peg impact of the lanes -- negative impact of lanes being closed. >> traffic is a nightmare. i come up through palisades park. >> reporter: one 91-year-old woman did suffer a fatal heart attack in her home, but her family has said that they believe the lane closures had nothing at all to do with that, martha. martha: interesting stuff coming the light here. so there's some more e-mails that are on the radar too as well, right, eric? >> reporter: yeah. those texts, the origin toal texts were from fired deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly to david wildstein, the port authority official, who the governor had known since they were teenagers. the original e-mail saying it was time for some traffic problems in fort lee. well, in keeping with the mocking, joking tone of those he mails, there are now new texts that show them talking and joking about the port authority chaplain when he app
governor chris christie has said he had nothing to do with this alleged plot for political payback against the democratic mayor of fort lee by some members of his administration. but the 911 calls do show the peg impact of the lanes -- negative impact of lanes being closed. >> traffic is a nightmare. i come up through palisades park. >> reporter: one 91-year-old woman did suffer a fatal heart attack in her home, but her family has said that they believe the lane closures had nothing...
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christie's office in order to enact some sort of still unexplained political revenge on ft. lee, new jersey. when that happened, allies of the governor tried to cover up the fact that they had done it. they concocted a cover story, saying it wasn't a political vendetta that made them shut down that bridge, it was a traffic study. they didn't do it for some still unexplained political reason, they did it for a traffic study. it wasn't a traffic study. for a long time they tried to get away with saying it was. by the time bill baroni appeared before the new jersey legislature in november to sell the legislature on the idea that it was a traffic study. that whole attempt at a cover-up had been debunked. it was almost two months before that testimony when the head of the port authority was quoted in the media as saying, not only had he never heard of a traffic study, no one else had either. the wall street journal quoted unnamed sources saying, there was no study. that was the environment in which bill baroni had to convince everyone it was a traffic study. when he got pressed,
christie's office in order to enact some sort of still unexplained political revenge on ft. lee, new jersey. when that happened, allies of the governor tried to cover up the fact that they had done it. they concocted a cover story, saying it wasn't a political vendetta that made them shut down that bridge, it was a traffic study. they didn't do it for some still unexplained political reason, they did it for a traffic study. it wasn't a traffic study. for a long time they tried to get away with...
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but chris cillizza brings up a point i wrote about last week in a column, chris christie is holding all of the town hall meetings, and they're open to the public. people are coming in with signs that say resign, and they're tough and pushing him on sandy and pushing him here, and pushing him there. not one person, not one new jersey resident, asking all of the tough questions of him, have brought up bridge scandal. not one of them. >> are the town halls open to the press? >> yeah, they're open to everybody. >> they should cover it. >> well, you know, we were talking the other day about the poll about christie's numbers and down to, like, 49 or something, but still above water in terms of popular/unpopular. and so, i think probably new jersey residents, you know, they get it. they get what happened in the traffic scandal as far as we know now, and maybe waiting for the next shoe to drop, but maybe they've heard a lot about it. >> i was going to say, they have heard so much about it, i do really think, sam, there's been such an overkill on this story that new jersey residents are, like, e
but chris cillizza brings up a point i wrote about last week in a column, chris christie is holding all of the town hall meetings, and they're open to the public. people are coming in with signs that say resign, and they're tough and pushing him on sandy and pushing him here, and pushing him there. not one person, not one new jersey resident, asking all of the tough questions of him, have brought up bridge scandal. not one of them. >> are the town halls open to the press? >> yeah,...
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michael, you know, i don't know that there is that -- anything that ties chris christie to bridgegate in any of these, but what is apparent is that there was a culture, a short hand for enemies and punishment that was used frequently or comfortably by members of christie's inner circle. >> exactly. this kind of varies from the sort of sinister to perhaps more juvenile. in fact, that's the word that some women wisniewski used today in describing this that just shows the sort of cavalier juvenile attitude that bridget kelly and david wildstein seemed to have. i mean, the timing is interesting when -- that august 19th e-mail about traffic problems in front of the rabbi's house sort of echos the language just six days earlier when she wrote the infamous time for some traffic problems in ft. lee e-mail. so she does seem to have a fixation on creating traffic problems. but, you know, to be fair, none of this really sheds a whole lot of light on the core issues here of the use of government power for political retribution by creating traffic problems. >> the refrain, time for some traffic pr
michael, you know, i don't know that there is that -- anything that ties chris christie to bridgegate in any of these, but what is apparent is that there was a culture, a short hand for enemies and punishment that was used frequently or comfortably by members of christie's inner circle. >> exactly. this kind of varies from the sort of sinister to perhaps more juvenile. in fact, that's the word that some women wisniewski used today in describing this that just shows the sort of cavalier...
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christie closed state offices, told new jersey residents to be careful. my colleague ron allen is checking the commute in atlantic city, new jersey, how's it looking on the roads there, ron? >> looking pretty bad. pretty bleak, chris. there's several inches of snow on the road and some plows going by, salt trucks, new jersey does seem to have enough of that this time around, but it's pretty bad out here. fortunately, a lot of people are staying at home. this is atlantic city, new jersey. as you look ahead of us, you can see this is usually boardwalks and beaches and all that sort of thing. it's nothing like that today. it's just a complete white situation down here. it's supposed to snow on until the early afternoon. the forecast called for as much as eight inches or so here. we're not sure how much they've gotten, probably a few inches on the ground already. schools are closed, businesses are closed here, and it's similar in delaware and philadelphia where the mayor closed schools late last night. so here, again, it's just amazing. i think this is the 17
christie closed state offices, told new jersey residents to be careful. my colleague ron allen is checking the commute in atlantic city, new jersey, how's it looking on the roads there, ron? >> looking pretty bad. pretty bleak, chris. there's several inches of snow on the road and some plows going by, salt trucks, new jersey does seem to have enough of that this time around, but it's pretty bad out here. fortunately, a lot of people are staying at home. this is atlantic city, new jersey....
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christie. those tapes which were recorded during that massive traffic tie up on the george washington bridge were released by emergency officials in ft. lee, new jersey. cnn is going through the recordings right now. investigative correspondent joins us from washington. he's one of the guys going through those records. tell us more. >> reporter: good morning. we have more than 20 hours of 911 tapes during that week where the bridge lanes were closed. remember ft. lee was hardest hit by those lane closures, two of the three lanes from ft. lee on to that bridge was closed. and that really made ems officials very concerned. at the time the ems coordinator there wrote a letter and said trips that should have taken a few minutes took more than three times that long. so these tapes are a real-time window into the havoc that this traffic jam was causing. if you remember there was a story of a 91-year-old woman who had a heart attack. the paramedics were caught in some of that gridlock. her daughter la
christie. those tapes which were recorded during that massive traffic tie up on the george washington bridge were released by emergency officials in ft. lee, new jersey. cnn is going through the recordings right now. investigative correspondent joins us from washington. he's one of the guys going through those records. tell us more. >> reporter: good morning. we have more than 20 hours of 911 tapes during that week where the bridge lanes were closed. remember ft. lee was hardest hit by...
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chris christie's off his own reelection battle, so has gotten his win. in the purple state of new jersey now, he can try to prove himself. the bridge gate scandal a big concern. he will perhaps be able to parley that into something else here. >> the south could get a soak egg today. we turn to nicole mitchell for more. >> already getting it in a couple place and it will continue through the day and tomorrow. we're watching this system that's gotten a little more organization with it, but definitely areas of heavy rain as we start off this morning. we can see this around the panhandle of florida, through central florida through the day, could see thunderstorms with this, watch for lightning, florida is the most lightning prone state in terms of strikes. as all this continues to develop and move up the coastline, with cooler air overnight, we're watching tomorrow morning's commute, parts of virginia and north carolina, ashville, you might watch for a little ice on the road as that moisture moves in early tomorrow morning. here's how the rest of that progre
chris christie's off his own reelection battle, so has gotten his win. in the purple state of new jersey now, he can try to prove himself. the bridge gate scandal a big concern. he will perhaps be able to parley that into something else here. >> the south could get a soak egg today. we turn to nicole mitchell for more. >> already getting it in a couple place and it will continue through the day and tomorrow. we're watching this system that's gotten a little more organization with...
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these now unredacted exchanges between bridget kelly, a former agent of governor chris christie, and david wildstein, whom christie appointed to the port authority. wildstein expresses frustration with a prominent new jersey rabbi. kelly replies, "we cannot cause traffic problems in front of his house, can we?" this comes just six days after kelly's infamous e-mail to wildstein, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." the documents also show that wildstein was on the george washington bridge on the first day of those what seem to be politically motivated lane closures. >>> all right, today, new documents expected from the clinton presidential library, 5,000 pages of previously unreleased papers, including confidential communications between former president bill clinton and his advisers and possible communications involving former first lady hillary clinton that could play a role if she decides to run in 2016. it's just the beginning, really. 25,000 more pages are expected in the coming weeks. >> people will be poring through these. >>> all right, breaking news overnight out of
these now unredacted exchanges between bridget kelly, a former agent of governor chris christie, and david wildstein, whom christie appointed to the port authority. wildstein expresses frustration with a prominent new jersey rabbi. kelly replies, "we cannot cause traffic problems in front of his house, can we?" this comes just six days after kelly's infamous e-mail to wildstein, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." the documents also show that wildstein was on the...
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depends if chris christie can recover from bridgegate. >> dwight yoakam. >> no question it depends on what comes out but the candidates the republicans will nominate will be a fusion candidate. we need to think george w. bush in 2000 rather than john mccain in 2008 or mitt romney in 2012. it will be someone who can appeal to the business coalition, the tea party conservatives, to the social conservatives and to the libertarians and the internationals, someone acceptable to all factions. >> who are you going to -- >> ready for hillary but if she doesn't run, i am ready to put a woman in the white house. >> who are you anticipating the republican side? >> they are looking behind. i believe this is going to be a race rick santorum will try to win. >> we are just keeping up politics, the best we can do. thanks to the panel and all of you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> one of the most important aspects of politics is the hundreds of lobbying meetings we had with members of congress. before you head to your lobbying office check your personal schedule on the aipac apps including time and location.
depends if chris christie can recover from bridgegate. >> dwight yoakam. >> no question it depends on what comes out but the candidates the republicans will nominate will be a fusion candidate. we need to think george w. bush in 2000 rather than john mccain in 2008 or mitt romney in 2012. it will be someone who can appeal to the business coalition, the tea party conservatives, to the social conservatives and to the libertarians and the internationals, someone acceptable to all...